nb cooler

[KennethChong]

Dont ask me how, but i managed to rip out those little studs that let you connect a nb cooler on my ic7. You think i could just attatch the block with some artic silver adhesive and not have any probs?

[Teus]

sure, but it won't be possible to get it off

use regular thermal paste and some superglue ond the edges, works fine

[Major]

Kenneth, if you have a soldiering iron i would just reinsert the loops and resoldier them. I've pulled a couple of mine out too and I just put them back on the mb.

I had already posted this in another thread, but the core of the 865/875 nb is so small I would stay away from using AS3 epoxy if at all possible. I killed my first P4C800 by using epoxy on the nb with a MCW50, it was just too heavy. I'll see if I can find the pics.

[Major]

The result of using epoxy !

[KennethChong]

well crap. One of the loops is broken and the other one doesnt look like its guna be able to be solderd back in.

The cooler is a z-chip block, not that big, but how about this. Do you think i could put the epoxy on the sides of the nb chip? Where there isnt any pins or anything and get away with it?

[Pedro Rocha]

Originally posted by KennethChong
well crap. One of the loops is broken and the other one doesnt look like its guna be able to be solderd back in.

The cooler is a z-chip block, not that big, but how about this. Do you think i could put the epoxy on the sides of the nb chip? Where there isnt any pins or anything and get away with it?

Better get the Danger Den Z-Chip Block (Intel 865/875)

http://www.dangerden.com/mall/Blocks/zchipset.asp

http://www.dangerden.com/images/chipset/chip_install_lg.jpg

[KennethChong]

huh? thats what i have...

[taco]

well if the loops that are diagonal from each other still intact, i think it would be mounted ok like that.. if not id use a heavy hot glue substance to glue the heatsink on. like glue the corners of the nb and it would stick to the corners of the nb block.

[Kunaak]

if you happen to have a shim from a 9700 pro core, then you can use it around the NB core for a shim.
it's a perfect fit.
that might help keep it even if you epoxy it.
but epoxy sounds like a bad idea :(

I just say 9700 pro cause thats the shims I had around, others probably work fine too ;)

[berkut]

hmmm guys, one nice idea - why not glue a mounting system to your mobo ??

you would have smth. like normal holes around your socket, ill post a picture if you want (a walk through ;]

[Dissolved]

Originally posted by taco
well if the loops that are diagonal from each other still intact, i think it would be mounted ok like that.. if not id use a heavy hot glue substance to glue the heatsink on. like glue the corners of the nb and it would stick to the corners of the nb block.


believe it or not, ive seen alot of ppl use hot glue to hold things down.. it might not be strong, but if you used it right, im sure it would hold the nb block down if you didnt give it too much pressure..

[berkut]

Hot glue is crap...


Guys, try this, hope it helps:

[berkut]

forgot to mention that the hole is where you screw in your screw ;]

[tazdevl]

Epoxying the block to the NB is a bad idea. You're going to rip the top of the core off when you try to remove it.

[KennethChong]

crap berkut, wish i saw that before i put it on :/ sounds like a good idea. Well i did it, seems to be running fine right now, hopefully it will stay that way.

Liking this 2.4 right now, got it up to 4.1, not stable by any means ,but still pretty impressive.

[Nohto]

Originally posted by KennethChong
Dont ask me how, but i managed to rip out those little studs that let you connect a nb cooler on my ic7. You think i could just attatch the block with some artic silver adhesive and not have any probs?
That's funny, because one of my studs came out of my IC7 and now the board is dead! Maybe everyone should take note of this and be careful how much stress they put on them.

[KennethChong]

ive done it many times before heh, easy to do sometimes. Usualy i just solder them back on, coudnt do it this time though :/

[Nohto]

Hot glue is crap...

That isn't necessarily true. Home Depot sells 2 kinds of hot glue. They have a slow drying (or cooling really) and a fast drying. I believe the slow is the extra-strength and it holds too well to boards. If you glued a plastic plate around the chip. Something similar to the Prometeia one you could then tap that and screw into it. I know that would hold it.

[berkut]

but theres no clamping force and you have to heat up the board to make it grip strong

[Nohto]

You don't need to. If you just applied a decent amount and pressed it with firm pressure for about 1-2 minutes it would be on to stay. This stuff sticks extremely well. I know, because I frequently use hot glue to tack wires, pots etc... and I accidentally used the high strength one time and almost ripped a couple of caps off when trying to remove. There is no need to put cpu type pressure onto the NB, so this should hold it just fine. If your worried about it than just use some 5 min epoxy than it definately won't come off.